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Article 3 Size of bench

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The number of justices sitting to deal with a case as a magistates' court, other than such a court sitting as a juvenile court or hearing domestic proceedings within the meaning of section 65 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980f1, shall not be greater than seven.

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Section 65 was amended by section 44 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42).